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1982 · Data East · Arcade · Racing

Bump 'n' Jump

Timed Atari exclusive

Bump 'n' Jump is an overhead-view vehicular combat game developed by Data East and originally released in Japan as "Burnin' Rubber". The arcade version was available as both a dedicated board and as part of Data East's DECO Cassette System. It was distributed in North America by Bally Midway. The goal is to drive to the end of a level while bumping enemy vehicles into the sides of the track and jumping over large obstacles such as bodies of water.

Released
1982
Platforms
ArcadeAtari 2600ColecoVisionCommodore 64IntellivisionNESNintendo SwitchPlayStation 3PlayStation 4PlayStation PortableSharp MZ-2200Sharp X1
Genres
ArcadeRacing
Developers
Data East
Publishers
Data East
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Action
Country
Japan
Age ratings
CLASS_IND LPEGI 3USK 6ESRB E
Languages
English

About

Bump 'n' Jump, also known in Japan as Burnin' Rubber, is a 1982 vehicular combat video game developed and published by Data East for arcades. Released in North America by Bally Midway, the arcade version was available as both a dedicated board and as part of Data East's DECO Cassette System. The goal is to drive to the end of a course while knocking enemy vehicles into the sides of the track and jumping over large obstacles like bodies of water.

The arcade game was a commercial success in Japan and North America. It was ported to the Atari 2600, Intellivision, ColecoVision, Nintendo Entertainment System, and Sharp X1. The Famicom version of Burnin' Rubber was published as Buggy Popper (バギー・ポッパー, Bagī Poppā) in Japan in October 1986.

Keywords

  • street racing
  • driving
  • combat racing
  • cheat code
  • car chase

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The enemy vehicles are cars and trucks. Cars can be bumped into obstacles or jumped upon and destroyed. Trucks cannot be bumped and can only be jumped upon to destroy them and will sometimes drop debris that the player has to avoid. Players get points for bumping other cars and causing them to crash.

At the end of each level, players receive 300 points on level 1, and then add 100 each level per enemy vehicle crashed, but making it through the level without wrecking any vehicles results in a special bonus of 50,000 points. Going from one level to another is characterised by a change of seasons.

Reception

In Japan, Burnin' Rubber was the ninth highest-grossing arcade game of 1982. In the United States, Bump 'n' Jump was among the thirteen highest-grossing arcade games of 1983.

Legacy

In 1996, Next Generation listed it as number 65 on their "Top 100 Games of All Time", lauding the innovative jumping and bumping mechanics, the variety of cars, and the strong sensation of speed and tension.

The arcade version was made available on the PlayStation Portable in North America by G1M2 with its original title. The game also appears on the Data East Arcade Classics compilation with its original name.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Arcade1 November 1982North America · Japan 1 November 1982
Atari 26001 November 1983North America
Intellivision1 November 1983North America
ColecoVision1 June 1984North America
Sharp X131 December 1985Japan
Sharp MZ-220031 December 1985Japan
PlayStation 322 June 2010North America
PlayStation Portable22 June 2010North America

Editions and related releases

Included in
Data East All-Star CollectionData East Collection 1Legends Flashback Blast!8bit-Collection Data East Vol. 01Atari Flashback XAtari Flashback X DeluxeAdventure Flashback Blast!ColecoVision FlashbackSuper Pocket: Data East Edition
Ported as
Burnin RubberBump 'n' JumpArcade Archives: Burnin' RubberBurnin' Rubber
Built on it
Burnin RubberBump 'n' Jump

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